Matn District

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Matn District
District
قضاء المتن
Metn hills overlooking Beirut in 2018
Location in Lebanon
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon
Capital	Jdeideh
Area
• Total	102 sq mi (265 km2)
Population
• Estimate  (31 December 2017)	523,593
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Matn (Arabic: قضاء المتن, Qaḍāʾ al-Matn), sometimes spelled Metn (or preceded by the article El, as in El Matn), is a district (qadaa) in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut.^[1] The district capital is Jdeideh (followed to Jdeideh, Bouchrieh, El Sedd Municipality).

Matn is one of the most popular areas in Lebanon, with its rich scenery and its splendid view of the Mediterranean. Matn's population is almost entirely Christian with some Druze in the region, mostly in Beit Mery, Broummana, Mtein and Zarooun.

The Matn district is also popularly known as Northern Matn District (قضاء المتن الشمالي Qaḍāʾ al-Matn aš-Šamāliyy) not to be confused with Southern Matn (المتن الجنوبي al-Matn al-Janūbī) which is part of Baabda District and with Uppermost Matn (المتن الأعلى al-Matn al-ʾAʿlā) which is part of Baabda District.

As of 2022, the religious make-up of the District's 183,441 voters were roughly 44% Maronite Catholics, 15% Greek Orthodox, 14% Armenian Orthodox, 10% Greek Catholic, 6% other Christian Minorities and 11% Others.^[2]

33°53′48″N 35°34′40″E / 33.8967°N 35.5778°E / 33.8967; 35.5778